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Honest words can be misconstrued as being rude. I think it just depends on how one feels at the time.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> so true! especially with the issues of depression, anxiety, bipolar, personality disorders, etc. so many of us can take things personally that were never directed at us in the first place!!</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>

Being honest means having to be blunt sometimes. Being blunt is, quite often, considered rude.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> yep. self proclaimed hussy---loud brazen woman. the brazen part is what is often a balance between truth and lack of sugarcoating.</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
I find, IRL, most people have difficulty expressing truths (for whatever reason) and therefore, end up "beating around the bush," so to speak. With some such people, honest and straightforward words often shock, and give rise to an impression of rudeness.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> bingo!! astute observation AS01.

yep. when protected all one's life from direct, straightforward words it can be shocking ot hear or read truths.

look at all the ways of saying it: unvarnished truth, beating around the bush, non-sugarcoated words, cold hard reality, etc.

seems that sometimes society urges the insertion of lessening the blow of honesty with some untruths? not expressing thought well but again putting it out there in hopes of continues conversation as this thread is most intersting to us.

very sorry you had to deal with family members like that time0...they sound dreadful